(Present-value comparison) Much to your surprise, you were selected to appear on the TV show "The Price is Right." As a result of your prowess in identifying how many rolls of toilet paper a typical American family keeps on hand, you win the opportunity to choose one of the following: $1,500 today, $5,000 in 12 years, or $28,000 in 29 years. Assuming that you can earn 6 percent on your money, which should you choose? If you are offered $5,000 in 12 years and you can earn 6 percent on your Money, what is the present value of $5,000?(Round to the nearest cent.) 1:36 GM

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(Present-value comparison) Much
to your surprise, you were
selected to appear on the TV
show "The Price is Right." As
a result of your prowess in
identifying how many rolls of
toilet paper a typical American
family keeps on hand, you win the
opportunity to choose one of the
following: $1,500 today, $5,000 in
12 years, or $28,000 in 29 years.
Assuming that you can earn
6 percent on your money, which
should you choose? If you are
offered $5,000 in 12 years and
you can earn 6 percent on your
Money, what is the present value
of $5,000?(Round to the nearest
cent.)
1:36 GM
Transcribed Image Text:(Present-value comparison) Much to your surprise, you were selected to appear on the TV show "The Price is Right." As a result of your prowess in identifying how many rolls of toilet paper a typical American family keeps on hand, you win the opportunity to choose one of the following: $1,500 today, $5,000 in 12 years, or $28,000 in 29 years. Assuming that you can earn 6 percent on your money, which should you choose? If you are offered $5,000 in 12 years and you can earn 6 percent on your Money, what is the present value of $5,000?(Round to the nearest cent.) 1:36 GM
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